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Navy finds defects in Scorpene submarine; one more year of delay

The navy has refused to commission the Khanderi into service until all its defects and deficiencies are fully rectified

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The navy has refused to commission the Khanderi into service until all its defects and deficiencies are rectified

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 15 2019 | 3:16 AM IST

Project-75, which involves building six Scorpene submarines in Mazagon Dock (MDL), Mumbai, had already been running five years late by the time the first one, INS Kalvari, was commissioned on December 14, 2017. With the navy reporting a host of problems in the second vessel, INS Khanderi, the project has now slipped by at least one more year. The navy has refused to commission the Khanderi into service until all its defects and deficiencies are fully rectified.

The defence ministry has fully supported the navy’s insistence that MDL and its technology partner, French warship builder Naval Group, deliver a fully seaworthy

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